German Swimming Bans Man Refugees Following the reports of sexual assault
Germans battle sexual assaults of refugees with signs, cartoons.
BERLIN Rocked by a wave of sexual assaults by male migrants, Germany defends cartoons in a PC critics say campaign would be comical if it didn t respond to a serious issue.
In a national effort already lambasted by critics as demonstrating the ineptitude of the government in handling unruly refugees from the Middle East and North Africa, the authorities distributed leaflets cartoon fight against sexual harassment in public pools and other public institutions represents an outstretched hand for a shapely, bikini woman behind, and carries a universal language bar demonstrating such behavior is prohibited.
No verbal and physical sexual harassment against women in all types of clothing, reads the caption below.
Sexual assault mass of women refugees during the New Year celebrations have sent shock waves through the nation, the attackers were believed to be among the wave estimated at 1 million Muslims who have made Germany the year last, prompting a cultural shock that critics say Berlin was slow to grasp.
Before and after the attacks on New Year's Eve, hundreds of which took place in Cologne, there were reports widespread refugee men sexually harassing and assaulting women in public Most incidents occurred popular public bathrooms in the country , where authorities this week issued displayed signs and codes of conduct to discourage violent behavior.
Indoor public swimming pools, like this one in Leipzig, are very popular in Germany Reuters.
In the German city of Leipzig, migrants have followed women in toilets and changing rooms, the newspaper Mitteldeutche Zeitung Moreover, refugee men jumped into the pool fully clothed or wearing underwear and groped official bathers in several communities, including the Bavarian capital of Munich, responded with leaflets cartoon against sexual harassment to stop the increasing number of attacks and assaults in sexual public swimming facilities.
These signs are a good step, but they can not be a first initiative of the new upcoming security measures, Saba Farzan, CEO of the Foreign Policy Club, a strategy Berlin think tank, said the protection of our women's vicious attack means teaching refugees and migrants on gender equality.
But critics say the laws, not pamphlets and signs should be used to protect women against assaults.
If our criminal laws and may discourage asylum t authors of sexual harassment and other offenses activity, what effect can the signs in swimming facilities have lawyer Cologne Stefanie Galla said.
Codes of conduct and flyers are printed in several languages, including Arabic and English The city of Leipzig also plans to soon introduce English signs on appropriate conduct and multilingual information pamphlets cameras security are set to be installed in the swimming facilities in Berlin, capital of Germany, this week announced that it will present codes of behavior and signs for refugees entering the swimming buildings.
The small town west of Hermeskeil now requires refugees participating in a behavioral class 30 minutes before entering public pools The city requires that migrants read 10 rules and sign a pledge that they follow the front of send an entry card for swimming.
Swimming is permitted in swimwear not underwear or jeans or T-shirt reads one of the rules.
Some communities have found the approach to education lack Last week, the city of Bornheim started except adult male refugees from a public pool facility because of sexual assault Bornheim has a population of about 45 000, and has absorbed about 800 Muslim refugees.
Sexual assaults were also reported on public transport facilities Christian Janele, a council representative in the Bavarian city of Regensburg, suggested Lady areas pink where women are separated from men Bill, who was rejected by the city, was not invited by the refugees, insisted Janèle.
Following the attacks of Cologne, a Muslim imam first plane Abu Sami Yusuf, told reporters women were to blame because they clothe the naked and half the perfume wear outrageous claim prompted the Green Party Member of Parliament Volker Beck to file a criminal complaint against the religious.
Benjamin Weinthal reports on human rights in the Middle East and is a member of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Follow him on Twitter BenWeinthal.
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